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FEBRUARY  2013 
VOLUME  29  NO.  1 


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INTERNATIONAL  ASSOCIATION 
OF  SILVER  ART  COLLECTORS 
Established  1985 


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OFFICERS 

NANCY  YEE-Seattle  WA-President 
DOUG  JENNINGS- Petersburg  MI  -Vice  President 
JOSEPH  MARKULICS  -  Tatamy  PA-Secretary-Treasurer 
HARVEY  CHEW-Seattle  WA-Historian 

BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 
JIM  BEST  -  Lakeland  FL  .  PHYLLIS  CLANIN-Marion  IN 
RANDY  RUSH  -  Summerville  GA.  MIKE  SPROUSE  -  Cape  Giradeau  MO 
WALTER  THOMAS-Caledonia  WI 

The  LASAC  newsletter  "The  Silver  Bugle’  is  published  six  times/year  in  February,  April, 
June,  August,  October  and  December.  News  items,  articles  and  photographs  pertaining 
to  art  bars  and  rounds  are  welcome.  However,  unsolicited  material  cannot  be  acknowl¬ 
edged  nor  returned  unless  accompanied  by  a  postpaid,  self-addressed  envelope.  Opinions 
expressed  in  articles  published  in  "The  Silver  Bugle'  are  those  of  the  author(s)  and  do  not 
necessarily  represent  the  views  of  the  IASAC. 

'The  Silver  Bugle’  accepts  advertisements  for  silver  bar  and  round  hobby-related  items. 
The  IASAC  and  advertisers  are  not  responsible  for  typographical  errors  that  may  appear 
in  prices  or  descriptions  in  advertisements. 

THE  ADVERTISING  DEADLINE  IS  THE  10th  OF  THE  MONTH  PRECEDING  PUB¬ 
LICATION.  ADVERTISEMENTS  RECEIVED  AFTER  THE  POSTED  DEADLINE  WILL 
BE  HELD  UNTIL  THE  NEXT  PUBLICATION 


ADVERTISING  RATES  for  camera  ready  Display  ads  & 
Classified  word  ads  are: 

Full  Pages  -  $25  (Non-profit  club  rate-$15,  Non-Member  $37.50) 
Half  Page  -  $15  (Non-member  $22.50) 

Quarter  Page  -  $10  (Non-member  $15) 

Classified  Ad  -  25  Cents/word 


Members  receive  one  FREE  25-word  classified  ad  with  new  membership  and 
ON  TIME  renewal,  redeemable  at  any  time  during  the  year. 


Send  all  advertisements,  with  payment,  to  the  Flditor  at: 
P.O.  Box  28415  Seattle,  VVA  981 18-8415 


The  Next  Advertising  Deadline  is: 


March  10,  2013 


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GREETINGS! 


President’s 

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I’ll  be  off  to  the  land  of  aloha  when  you 
read  this.  I’m  looking  forward  to  about 
ten  days  in  sunshiny  weather,  after  endur¬ 
ing  many  cold,  damp  ones.  We’ll  be  vis¬ 
iting  family  and  dear  friends  we  haven’t 
seen  in  over  four  years,  so  this  trip  is 
overdue. 

We  also  recently  crossed  the  border  to 
shop  in  Vancouver  BC  for  Chinese  New  Year  items.  This 
lion,  which  sits  in  Stanley  Park  near  the  Lion’s  Gate  Bridge 
is  quite  a  scary  one.  2013  ushers  the  Year  of  the  Snake, 
officially  commencing  on  February  10.  People  born  in  the 
Snake  year  are  kind,  vibrant,  introspective  and  refined. 
They  are  materialistic  and  want  to  possess  the  best  of  ev¬ 
erything,  but  they  have  no  patience  for  shopping.  Snake 
people  need  a  calm  environment  because  they  are  eas¬ 
ily  stressed.  After  a  long  day,  they  crave  relaxation  and  a 
good  night’s  sleep.  If  you  were  born  in  1929,  1941,  1953, 
1965,  1977,  1989  or  2001  you  are  a  ssssSnake! 


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(  " 

I  stopped  by  the  Boeing  Employees’  Coin  Club  annual 

show  recently,  and  had  a  nice  chat  with  Lisa  &  Scott  Loos, 
who  are  board  members  of  PNNA,  our  hosts  along  with 
the  Willamette  Coin  Club  for  the  Portland  show  tnis  Oc¬ 
tober.  If  you  haven’t  already  booked  your  hotel  room,  now 
would  be  a  good  time!  We’ll  be  meeting  at  the  Doubletree 
by  Hilton  the  weekend  of  Oct.  4-6  and  our  club  meeting 
will  be  on  Saturday  afternoon.  The  address  is  1000  E. " 
Multnomah  St.,  Portland  OR  97232.  I  have  a  few  Portland 
street  maps.  In  case  you’re  interested,  drop  me  a  line! 

Unfortunately,  we’ve  had  only  one  entry  in  the  bar  de¬ 
sign  contest,  so  in  order  to  make  it  a  real  competition,  the 
deadline  is  extended  to  March  1.  March  1  is  also  the  dead¬ 
line  for  our  writing  contest.  Rules  &  regulations  for  both 
are  listed  elsewhere  in  this  issue. 

Please  check  out  the  club  store.  Member  Ken  Klein  has 
sold  a  few  items  back  to  the  club  for  those  of  you  who 
may  not  have  collected  them  when  they  were  first  issued. 
Thanks  also  go  to  D.  V.  Bryant  who  donated  several  bronz¬ 
es  for  the  club  store,  and  to  Patti  Finner  who  donated 
bronzes  for  prizes.  Dave  Davenport  also  donated  several 
items  for  a  new  mini  auction,  and  a  few  items  remain  from 
the  last  little  auction.  Some  of  the  items  mentioned  are 
listed  here  and  others  will  be  posted  in  the  next  Silver 
Bugle.  Email  me  if  you  have  any  questions. 

Thanks  to  Mike  Sprouse  and  Ralph  &  Lucinda  Steffen  for 
continuing  their  tull-page  ads  in  this  newsletter.  Please 
give  them  your  support,  and  consider  placing  your  own 
ad!  We  have  a  number  of  classifieds  this  time.  Don’t 
forget  to  use  your  free  ad  at  any  time  in  2013,  and  if  you 
haven’t  already  sent  in  your  dues,  they  are  now  late!!  The 
less  time  we  spend  bugging  you  for  dues,  the  more  time  we 
have  to  put  out  a  quality  Bugle.  Membership  in  IASAC  is  a 
bargain  at  $1 5/year  ($20  foreign).  Send  your  check  to  Joe 
at  P"0.  Box  75,  Tatamy  PA  18085-0075.  Thanks! 

One  last  reminder:  don’t  forget  to  send  your  nominations 
for  club  officers,  including  President,  Vice  President,  Sec¬ 
retary  Treasurer  &  Historian  to  Joe.  His  mailing  address  is 
listed  above. 

Until  next  time . 

Nanay  Yee 

iasacnancy@comcast.net 

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IASAC  STORE 


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This  listing  is  for  current  items  on  hand.  There  is  a  limit  of  one/member  for  any 
variety  except  the  2012  round.  All  orders  subject  to  prior  sale.  If  you  are  inter¬ 
ested  in  selling  your  bars/ rounds  back  to  the  club,  please  email 
iasacnancv(5'Comcast.net  or  write  to  the  address  at  the  bottom  of  this  page. 
Thanks  for  supporting  IASAC! 


IASAC- 16 

IASAC- 18 

IASAC- 19 
IASAC-20 

IASAC-23 

IASAC-24 

LASAC-25 

IASAC-26 

IASAC-27 

IASAC 

IASAC 

IASAC 

IASAC 


2000  Sacramento  or  Bust  (round) 

1  Bronze  no  serial  # 

1  Antique  Bronze  postal  cover,  no  serial# 

2002  Cincinnati  River  Boat  (round) 

1  Bronze  (error  with  silver  content  on  reverse) 
no  serial  # 

2003  Denver  Mint  (bar) 

1  Bronze  no  serial  # 

2004  Dalton  Convention 

2  Enameled  Silver  serial  #d 

3  Antique  Bronze  no  serial  # 

2007  Indianapolis  Race  Car  (bar) 

Antique  Bronze  no  serial  # 

2008  Baltimore  Crab  Cake  (round) 

3  Antique  Bronze  no  serial  # 

2009  Los  Angeles  Convention  (bar) 

4  Bronze  no  serial  # 

2010  Las  Vegas  Convention  (round) 

Bronze  no  serial  # 

2011  Chicago  Convention  (bar) 

5  Bronze  no  serial  # 

Bottle  Cap  Key  Chain,  free,  you  pay  postage 
Bottle  Cap  Magnet,  ltd.  edition  of  50,  postpaid 
Ten-year  pin,  enameled,  postpaid 

T-shirts,  royal  blue,  sizes  S-M-L,  postpaid 


S12 

S12 


S15 

S12 

$65 

$10  each 

$  7  each 

$  8  each 

$  8  each 

S  6  each 

$  7  each 
$  1  each 
$  5  each 
$10  each 
$15  each 


Please  add  $5  postage  &  insurance  for  one  or  two  items/$6  for  three  or  more. 
Mail  to:  IASAC,  P.O.  Box  28415,  Seattle  WA  981 18-8415. 

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V.P.  Corner 

By  Doug  Jennings 

Let  it  snow,  let  it  snow,  LET  FT  SNOW!  I  dont  know  where  all  of  our  members 
are  on  amount  of  precipitation  this  past  year,  but  Michigan  was  DRY!  I  live  on  a 
pond  that  is  usually  quite  full  and  2012’s  spring  found  it  pounding  our  shoreline. 
By  2012s  fall,  we  had  30+  feet  ot  beach  which  we  normally  do  not  have.  This 
winter,  we  are  still  at  25  feet  of  beach.  That’s  not  good  when  you’re  using  a  point 
to  pull  water  for  your  house  water  supplies.  You  want  and  need  a  higher  water 
table.  Now  what  does  this  have  do  with  art  bar  collecting?  Let  me  try  to  make 
that  connection. 

Used  to  be  when  The  Silver  Bugle  arrived,  it  was  loaded  with  advertisements 
to  buy  bars  at  a  set  price  plus  shipping  and  handling.  Some  of  our  members 
used  to  have  mail  bid  auctions  in  which  the  members  could  participate  and  bid 
w'hat  they  wanted  to  get  what  piece  was  needed  for  their  collections.  There  was 
a  time  when  the  bids  had  to  be  received  in  order  to  be  considered  a  viable  bid. 
Also,  there  were  other  rules  like  “No  limit"  type  bids  would  be  accepted,  a  post 
date  was  used  to  break  tie  bids,  and  other  things  decided  by  the  seller.  USED  TO 
BE-  that’s  where  the  400  pound  gorilla  shows  up  in  the  room,  or  in  my  case  the 
“deputy”  vice  president  at  a  little  under  400  pounds.  Now  we  have  EBAY! 

When  1  first  w'as  introduced  to  eBay,  I  was  looking  to  complete  my  set  of  A1 
Kaline  baseball  cards.  For  those  of  you  who  don’t  follow  the  Detroit  Tigers,  he 
w'as  my  hero,  and  any  of  my  baseball  cards  with  him  on  it  and  that  my  mother 
had  not  thrown  out  when  she  w'ould  clean  my  closet  out  each  winter  were  price¬ 
less  in  my  eyes.  Once  1  had  completed  the  set  of  Topps  and  Bowman  cards  with 
A1  on  them.  I  took  a  break  from  eBay.  Then  I  started  looking  at  the  .999  silver 
being  offered  for  sale  on  eBay.  1  liked  it  because  I  didn’t  have  to  travel  to  a  dealer 
or  show  and  it  would  be  delivered  to  my  door  for  a  small  service  charge  or  free. 
Then  1  started  looking  for  silver  art  bars/rounds  on  eBay.  That’s  when  things  got 
really  interesting  and  my  pond  floweth  over. 

Many  of  our  LASAC  members  are  eBay’ers.  You  don’t  know  it  at  the  time 
because  of  the  eBay/business  names  they  use,  but  there  are  quite  a  few  members 
selling  on  eBay.  I  don’t  usually  know  it  until  I  buy  something  from  one  of  them, 
and  they  enclose  a  personal  note  to  me.  After  that  I  try  to  make  a  mental  note  of 
w'hich  ones  are  members  so  I  spend  some  money  w'ith  them. 

I  went  through  quite  a  dry  spell  of  buying  AR  bars  at  shows  and  coin  shops 
because  there  weren’t  many  art  bars  being  offered  or  available.  Most  of  the  stuff 
were  just  generic  .999  silver.  That’s  when  I  decided  to  try  a  different  pond  (a.k.a. 
eBay)  to  fish  in  for  art  bars.  Now  1  can’t  keep  up  w'ith  all  that  is  being  offered. 

I  just  looked  at  my  purchase  history  and  ones  that  got  away  lists  and  there  is 
a  lot  of  good  stuff  out  there.  The  days  of  buying  cheap  have  pretty  much  disap¬ 
peared  because  there  are  too  many  knowledgeable  silver  collectors  out  there  who 
know  how  much  certain  bars  and  sets  go  for  in  the  retail  market.  So,  now  if  there 
is  really  something  I  absolutely,  positively  can’t  live  without  in  my  collection,  I 
bite  the  bullet  and  pay  my  eBay  bid  price.  Not  only  are  there  some  rare  pieces. 


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like  the  “Girl  with  Roses"  tringot  being  offered,  but  old  time  art  bar  price  books 
and  some  of  lASAC’s  newer  guidebooks  are  for  sale  also.  You  can  find  CEECO 
bars  enameled.  The  Mint  bars  enameled,  Disney  sets,  lighthouse  enameled  bars 
that  1  think  are  really  cool  looking  but  they’re  out  of  my  price  range  even  tor  an 
enameled  bar,  Raggedy  Ann  and  Andy-enameled,  “Keep  on  Trucking"  bar,  plenty 
of  adult  bars/rounds,  some  of  our  own  IASAC  members  personally  created  bars, 
but  you  get  the  idea.  Now  my  problem  is  trying  to  limit  my  purchases  to  my  bud¬ 
get  level  while  still  adding  pieces  I  REALLY  want  for  my  collection. 

I  hope  those  of  you  that  do  bid  on  eBay  are  getting  the  pieces  you  want,  and 
for  those  of  you  that  sell  on  eBay,  I  hope  you’re  getting  the  prices  you  want,  and  for 
those  of  you  without  access  to  a  computer  are  lucky  you  don’t  have  the  temptation 
to  just  check  on  w'hat  might  be  out  there  and  wind  up  spending  a  chunk  of  money. 

In  closing.  I’d  like  to  do  an  article  or  list  any  of  you  IASAC  members  that  are 
currently  active  on  eBay  selling  if  you  would  be  willing  to  contact  me  and  let  me 
list  you  in  my  next  article,  I’d  really  appreciate  it. 

Until  next  time,  keep  collecting  what  you  want  and  can  afford. 

734-279-1728 

doug_jennings@hotmail.com 


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mini  AUCTION 

Lot  1 

COL-6  Queen  of  Watergate,  bronze 

min.  bid  S6 

Lot  2 

PAT-4  Sitting  Bull.  1973 

min.  bid  S37 

Lot  3 

WM-59lndian  Cent 

min.  bid  S35 

Lot  4 

Two  MEM  presentation  boxes  for  ingots 

Best  offer 

Lot  5 

Green  vinyl  case/holds  20  ingots 

Best  offer 

Lot  6 

Photograde  Guide  for  US  Coins  by  James 

F.  Ruddy,  c.  1972,  6lh  printing  1973 

Best  offer 

Lot  7 

Whitman  pocket  check  list  &  record  book 

Best  offer 

Please  mail  your  bids  to  IASAC,  P.O.  Box  28415.  Seattle  WA  981 18 
no  later  than  February  28,  2013.  A  minimal  amount  of  postage  will  be 

added  on  all  lots.  Thank  You! 

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My  Experiences  at  Silver  Tovvne 

By  Bill  Haffncr  #540 

1  joined  IASAC  in  2002.  I  quickly  ordered  one  of  the  last  copies 
of  the  Fifth  Edition  Guidebook  and  the  1993  Supplement.  After 
about  six  months  as  a  member  I  decided  to  see  what  Silver  Towne 
was  all  about.  I  was  on  a  week’s  vacation  from  work,  and  took  the 
six  or  seven  hour’s  drive  to  Winchester,  Indiana.  I  was  impressed  at 
the  large  chandelier  in  their  store.  What  really  impressed  me  was  a 
large  plastic  tub  on  the  bottom  shelf  of  their  main  counter.  It  was 
almost  full  of  silver  bars  and  rounds.  I  picked  out  about  25  bars, 
because  spot  silver  was  around  five  dollars.  They  only  wanted  fifty 
cents  over  spot.  They  were  all  probably  common  stuff  from  Madi¬ 
son,  Hamilton,  Silver  Towne,  Mother  Lode  Mints,  etc.  Since  I  had 
been  collecting  for  only  a  short  period  of  time,  they  were  all  ones  I 
didn’t  have. 

About  three  days  later,  1  was  so  happy  at  the  treasure  1  bought  that 
I  decided  to  back  for  more.  I  went  straight  for  the  plastic  tub,  and 
picked  out  about  25  more.  Three  weeks  passed,  and  I  decided  to 
make  one  more  trip  back  to  Silver  Towne.  Well,  when  I  got  there, 
the  plastic  tub  was  gone.  I  asked  about  it,  and  was  told  that  they 
melted  all  of  it  down  to  make  new  Silver  Towne  issues.  1  told  the 
lady  to  please  turn  her  back  so  she  wouldn’t  have  to  watch  a  grown 
man  cry!  She  said  she  would  see  if  there  was  anything  in  their  melt 
bucket.  It  was  almost  empty,  but  did  have  a  couple  bars  that  I 
didn’t  have. 

I  was  in  the  group  that  took  the  IASAC  tour  of  Silver  Towne  in 
2007.  I  remember  seeing  a  bucket  of  silver  bars  and  rounds  sitting 
on  the  floor  back  in  the  melting  area.  1  wanted  to  pick  through  that 
bucket  so  bad! 

I  try  to  go  back  to  Winchester  once  or  twice  a  year  now.  I  always 
ask  to  look  in  their  melt  bucket.  Sometimes  I  hit  it  lucky,  but  never 
like  those  first  two  times. 

Happy  Hunting! 

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2013  DESIGN  CONTEST 


All  club  members  are  invited  to  participate  in  the  2013  Bar  Design 
Contest,  which  is  now  officially  underway.  We’ll  be  meeting  in 
Portland,  Oregon  next  October  at  the  Willamette  Coin  Club  show. 
Your  design  can  be  something  related  to  Portland  or  a  topical  event 
for  2013.  Just  remember  these  simple  rules,  which  were  approved 
by  the  Officers  and  Trustees  in  2008.  Also,  please  note:  Your  de¬ 
sign  MAY  NOT  be  listed  online  on  any  site.  The  designs  are  to  be 
kept  confidential  until  a  winner  is  announced.  Thanks  for  adhering 
to  these  rules. 

1 .  Entrants  must  be  members  of  IASAC 

2.  Only  one  entry  per  member/^group 

3.  No  copyrighted  trademarks  or  logos  may  be  used  in 
the  design 

4.  IASAC  retains  the  right  to  make  changes  to  the  design,  as 
may  be  necessary  for  the  minting  process 

5.  IASAC  will  oversee  the  minting  of  the  design 

6.  All  entries  become  the  property  of  IASAC 

Send  your  original  artwork  to: 

IASAC,  c/o  Design  Contest,  P.O.  Box  28415,  Seattle  WA  98118-8415 

DO  NOT  enclose  other  club  business  in  the  same  envelope,  since 
envelopes  will  not  be  opened  until  the  close  ol  the  contest.  En¬ 
tries  are  due  by  March  1,  2013.  Good  Luck  &  Have  Fun!  We  look 
forward  to  seeing  what  our  talented  members  come  up  with  every 
year.  And  remember,  the  winner  receives  the  first  strike  of  the  bar, 
numbered  000! 


BRAIN  TEASERS 


Winners  will  be  selected  from  correct  answers 
received  on  or  before  March  5,  2013 

Mail  to: 

P.O.  Box  284 1 5  Seattle  WA  98 1 1 8-84 1 5 
Name: _ 


Congratulations  to  Bill  Doty,  Bruce  Carlson,  Len  Kruithof,  Mark 
Abitz  &  Jerry  G.  Hall  for  their  winning  entries  in  the  last  puzzle. 
They  will  receive  prizes  donated  by  Patti  Finner.  Thanks  to  every¬ 
one  else  who  played,  including  John  Daino,  Larry  Pung,  Simcha 
Kuritzky,  Lynnae  Clark,  Glenn  Perry,  Gary  Fouquet,  and  Peggy 
Conrad. 


The  theme  for  this  puzzle  is  WINTER.  Find  the  following:  Bliz¬ 
zard,  Boots,  Crosscountry,  Downhill,  Galoshes,  Gloves,  Hockey, 
Ice,  Longjohns,  Parka,  Skates,  Skis,  Sled,  Snow,  Snowballfight, 
Snowman,  Snowpants,  Snowshoes,  Stockingcap,  Toboggan.  Good 
Luck! 


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Check  out  these  new  issues  from  club  members!! 

Chris  Geiner  has  another  new  ingot  just  out,  and  several  more  in  the  works.  The 
Window  Peeper  is  now  available  in  very  low  mintages.  There  will  be  up  to  35 
plain  silver,  20  enameled  and  10  gold-plated  at  S60  each.  He  is  also  releasing  15 
in  bronze  at  S7  each.  Please  add  S3. 50  postage  to  your  order.  You  can  contact 
Chris  for  more  information  at  goldnugget86@aol.com  or  phone  419-279-3283. 
Or,  mail  your  order  to  him  at  840  South  Erie  Street,  Toledo  OH  43609. 

Coming  soon  from  Chris’  CMG  Mint  is  The  Nightmare.  He  expects  to  have  this 
one  ready  to  go  in  March.  Also,  be  on  the  lookout  for  a  new  reverse  design. 


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New  member  Joseph  Triscari  has  been  collecting  silver  bars  for  over  40  years, 
and  his  brother  Sam  is  an  IASAC  member  as  well.  Joe  emailed  to  say  that  he’s 
minting  a  new  silver  bar,  under  the  ‘J  &  S  Gold  and  Silver’  logo  with  the  help  of 
Chris  Geiner.  The  mintage  on  this  bar  will  be  small,  with  23  silver.  23  enameled, 
1 0  gold-plated  and  20  each  in  bronze  8;  copper.  For  more  information,  you  can 
email  loe  at  jtriscari@hotmail.com. 


Please  support  your  club  members.  It’s  exciting  to  see  new  ingots  being  minted! 


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J.  Archie  Kidd  &  Steve  M.  Rood  Writing  Contest 


Deadline  for  Entries  is  March  1,  2013 

We  have  received  a  number  of  entries,  and  want  to  alert  any 
member  who  has  not  already  submitted  an  article.  Here  are  the 
rules: 

•  Articles  are  to  be  submitted  by  March  1, 2013  and  are  subject  to 
grammatical  review  by  a  selection  committee,  prior  to  publication.  At 
least  one  member  of  the  Kidd  or  Rood  families  shall  be  invited  to  be  on 
the  review  committee. 

•  One  article  per  member  per  year. 

•  All  articles  become  the  property  of  IASAC,  and  will  be  published 
without  bylines  to  avoid  favoritism. 

•  There  shall  be  no  limit  on  the  length  of  the  articles,  but  it  must  fill  at 
least  one  page,  according  to  the  format  of  the  Bugle. 

•  All  club  members,  except  junior  members,  are  eligible  to  participate. 

•  Depending  on  the  number  of  articles  received,  a  special  issue  of  The 
Silver  Bugle  will  replace  one  of  the  six  regular  issues.  This  special 
newsletter  will  include  all  articles  submitted  for  competition  and  a 
ballot.  Members  will  be  asked  to  read  and  evaluate  and  select  their 
first,  second  and  third  choices.  Ballots  may  be  either  mailed  or  entailed 
to  the  Secretary-Treasurer. 

•  Prizes  will  be  awarded  at  the  annual  club  convention  in  Portland, 
Oregon  on  October  5,  2013. 

TOPICS: 

•  What  is  your  favorite  an  bar/round  and  why? 

•  Which  bar/round  set  do  you  think  is  the  desirable/valuable  meaningful 
in  your  collection  and  why? 

•  How  I  became  a  silver  art  collector,  my  first  purchase  and  why  1  ant  so 
excited  about  the  hobby. 

Mail  your  completed  article  to  Nancy  Yee,  P.O.  Box  28415,  Seattle  WA 
981 18-8415.  Please  include  a  phone  number  or  email  address  for 


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— 

FUN  in  the  SUN 

Randy  &  Teresa  Rush  and  Jim  &  Carrie  Best  set  up  a  club  table  at  the  recent 
F(lorida)  U(nited)  N(umismatics)  show  in  Orlando.  Randy  sent  a  few  pictures! 

Clop)  Here's  Teresa  and  Kandy  at  the  dab  table,  'they  were  at  the  show  on  Wednes¬ 
day  6-  Thursday,  passed  out  Bugles  and  met  quite  a  few  folks,  ineluding  charter 
member  &  former  President  Will  Rossman,  and  a  dealer  friend  of  Doug  Jennings 
from  Michigan.  They  signed  up  a  new  member  or  two  as  well!  (Bottom)  Jim  Best 
and  Randy  pose  at  the  club  table. 


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Jim  &  Carrie  took  over  for  the  remainder  of  the  show  on  Friday-Saturday  & 

Sunday.  Jim  brought  his  personal  collection  oflASAC  bars  &  rounds,  along  with 
samples  of  the  guidebooks,  making  for  an  impressive  display.  Randy  had  another 
large  display  in  the  second  case  with  items  from  his  collection. 


Randy  greets  a  woman  who  stopped  by  the  IASAC  table.  He  passed  out  a  lot  of 
Bugles,  and  also  gave  passers-by  a  letter  describing  the  club. 


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Notes  from  Nancy’s  Mailbag . 

Bill  Doty  emailed,  “Been  very  busy  for  the  last  two  months.  Hurricane 
Sandy  missed  me,  but  hurricane  BAD  LUCK  hit  me.  The  refrigerator 
failed  so  I  bought  a  new  one.  It  was  delivered  and  hooked  up  while  I 
was  gone.  When  I  came  home  three  weeks  later  the  ice  maker  line  was 
hooked  up  wrong  and  it  leaked  all  of  that  time.  It  was  a  flood  and  had 
to  move  out  of  the  house.  We  are  still  in  a  rental  5  weeks  now.  About 
$15,000  in  damage.  Also  I  had  to  buy  a  new  car  tire,  garbage  disposal 
failed,  RO  water  system  failed,  TV  would  not  work,  hard  drive  went  out 
on  the  computer.  My  wife  fell  and  got  bruised  up,  two  deaths  of  good 
friends,  our  best  friends  son  got  shot  and  may  not  make  it.  After  wait¬ 
ing  for  3  weeks  on  new  flooring  we  were  told  it  was  not  available  and  had 
to  reorder  and  now  printer  will  not  work.  I  am  now  recovering  from  the 
FLU  and  have  a  lot  to  be  thankful  for.  How  are  you  doing?” 

Luckily  all  I  experienced  was  a  bad  cold  over  the  holidays,  which  pretty 
much  knocked  me  out  of  commission.  And  yes,  we  do  have  a  lot  to  be 
thankful  for!  Hope  things  have  improved  on  your  end,  Bill! 

Michael  Turrini  sends  notice  of  upcoming  California  coin  shows  & 
events: 

•  The  4 1st  Annual  Vallejo  Coin  Show  will  be  held  on  Sunday, 

May  5  at  the  Vallejo  Veterans  Memorial  Building  from  9am-4pm. 

•  The  2013  Northern  CSNA  Educational  Symposium  will  be  held  on  Sat¬ 
urday,  September  28  at  the  Vallejo  Naval  and  Historical  Museum. 

•  The  Northern  California  Numismatic  Association  has  scheduled 
Sunday,  Nov.  24  for  its  NCNA  November  Show  at  the  Vallejo  Veterans 
Memorial  Building. 

Contact  Turrini  at  EMPERORI@juno.com  or  phone  707-246-6237 for  more 
information. 

Thanks  to  everyone  who  sent  holiday  greetings!  Enclosed  in  Michael 
Turrini’s  card  was  a  rolled  holiday  nickel  and  a  wooden  dollar  from  the 
Fairfield  &  Vallejo  joint  Christmas  party.  Sue  Golding  sent  news  of  her 
trips  throughout  the  year.  Doug  Jennings  filled  me  in  on  his  family's 
news.  Len  Kruithof’s  card  read  'Mele  Kalikimaka  me  ka  Hauoli  Makahi- 
ki  Hou.‘  Don  Eubanks  sent  stamps  for  the  club  as  he  always  does.  Wally 
&  Eda  Thomas  remarked  on  their  weather  in  Wisconsin,  and  how  im¬ 
pressed  they  were  with  the  new  membership  booklet  that  Joe  Markulics 


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put  together.  It’s  always  great  tQ  hear  from  everyone.  Thanks  for  keeping 
me  on  your  Christmas  lists!! 

Also,  regarding  the  membership  booklet,  Larry  Cannon  wrote  to  say, 
'Hope  this  letter  finds  you  happy  and  healthy.  I  got  my  December  Bugle 
yesterday  and  1  was  impressed  with  the  membership  list  booklet  that  was 
included.” 

Joe  told  me  on  the  phone  he'd  received  several  nice  comments  about  the 
booklet  as  well. 


Bill  Haffner  writes,  “I  hit  a  couple  coin  shops  today.  I  got  a  DCP-28  from 
Missouri  Coin.  On  my  way  back  home  I  stopped  at  Star  Coins.  I  bought 
a  bar  that  I  thought  was  an  unlisted.  It  turned  out  to  be  an  IDITAROD-1 
listed  on  page  82  of  the  6th  Edition.  Maybe  I  only  found  two  bars,  but 
they  are  both  worth  bragging  about.  I  didn't  know  that  the  Iditarod  bar 
even  existed.  It's  raining  here  right  now,  but  it  is  30  degrees.  We’re  sup¬ 
posed  to  get  1-2”  of  sleet,  freezing  rain  and  snow  tonight.  The  freezing 
rain  part  is  what  worries  me,  with  power  lines  breaking.  Anyway,  I  did 
my  grocery  shopping  and  got  my  pills  this  afternoon,  so  I'm  set  for  it.” 


I  hope  you're  thawed  out  by  now.  Bill!!  And  ready  to  hit  the  wad  on  an¬ 
other  shopping  adventure  soon!!  I  remember  stopping  at  Star  Coins  in  St. 
Charles  MO  when  we  were  therefor  our  club  meeting  in  2005!! 


John  8;  Nancy  Wilson  emailed  a  Press  Release  for  a  new  book  that  they 
have  reviewed.  American  Silver  Eagles  -  A  guide  to  the  U.S.  Bullion  Pro¬ 
gram  was  written  by  John  M.  Mercanti  with  Michael  'Miles'  Standish,  and 
a  forward  by  Michael  Reagan.  The  book  was  published  in  2012  by  Whit¬ 
man  Publishing  LLC. 


John  m.  mercanti 


American 

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This  is  the  first  hook  for  Mercanti,  retired  Chief  F.ngraver  of  the  U.  S. 

Mint.  He  is  credited  with  producing  more  coin  and  medal  designs  than 
any  employee  in  the  history  of  the  U.  S.  Mint,  and  he  was  the  sculptor/ 
engraver  of  the  American  Silver  Eagle  reverse. 

Another  Press  Release  came  from  member  Ivan  L.  Rash.  He  emailed,  “In 
2014  the  Rainbow  Mint  will  have  its  30th  Anniversary. ..whew  am  I  really 
getting  that  old...LOL.  ..I  am  planning  a  big  celebration  for  it  beginning 
this  year... I  am  having  a  3-piece  series  pressed  to  celebrate... spaced  out 
so  that  all  the  collectors  will  have  a  chance  to  get  the  set... for  the  Anni¬ 
versary  I  have  designed  a  new  RM  reverse  that  is  pretty  cool. .  .and  will  al¬ 
low  for  a  double-sided  enameled  bar. ..the  pieces  will  be  available  in  silver, 
enameled  silver  and  bronze... I  will  send  more  info  later...” 

And  in  other  news,  Garrett  Burke  emailed  to  say,  “There's  unconfirmed 
talk  of  a  ‘Trillion  Dollar  Coin’  being  minted  to  help  confront  the  debt  ceil¬ 
ing.  Yesterday  (Jan.  8)  I  was  interviewed  on  Public  Radios  Marketplace 
to  consider  the  coin’s  design.  Was  a  thrill  to  guest  on  Marketplace  -  the 
most  popular  business  program  in  America.” 

You  can  go  to  this  link  for  the  interview:  http://www.marketplace.org/topics/ 
life/what-would-trillion-dollar-coin-look.  The  trillion-dollar  coin  idea  is 
now  kaput,  but  its  a  great  interview  -  good  to  hear  your  voice,  Garrett! 

Garrett  was  the  designer  of  the  California  State  Quarter  back  in  2005. 

I  was  surprised  to  receive  a  large  box  from  club  member  Larry  Pung.  He 
writes,  “After  more  than  40  years  I  finally  retired  from  the  salt  company. 

I’m  sending  a  few  photos  and  some  salt  for  your  kitchen.” 

Thanks  for  the  salt,  and  CONGRATULATIONS  on  your  recent  retirement, 
Larry!!  Tliere  is  a  short  article  on  another  page  with  information  about  salt. 


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LARRY  PUNG  on  SALT 

Larry  sent  this  note  with  his  gift  box  of  salt  -  N.  Yee 

Salt  is  produced  three  ways.  1 )  A  rock  salt  mine  where  it  is  dug  from  the 
ground.  2)  A  solar  facility  where  thousands  of  acres  of  ponds  are  flooded 
with  sea  water.  When  the  water  evaporates  the  sea  salt  is  scraped  up.  The 
sea  salt  enclosed  comes  from  Cargills  solar  facility  in  Newark,  California 
but  is  packaged  where  I  worked  in  St.  Clair,  Michigan.  3)  An  evaporation 
salt  plant,  where  wells  are  dug,  like  a  water  well,  only  you  go  about  Vi  mile 
down.  Water  is  pumped  down  to  mix  with  the  salt.  Then  the  brine  is 
pumped  up  and  the  water  is  evaporated  by  heating  the  brine.  This  leaves 
the  salt. 

1  worked  at  an  evaporation  plant.  In  my  area  we  sit  on  one  of  the  purest 
salt  cavities  in  the  world.  It  stretches  for  miles.  We  don’t  have  to  worry 
about  running  out.  Cargill  sells  salt  to  the  companies  that  have  many 
name  brand  products  that  we  consume  daily.  Salt  for  water  softeners  is 
also  produced.  I  can’t  go  into  a  grocery  store  without  noticing  products 
that  contain  our  salt. 

I  feel  fortunate  to  have  worked  for  a  company  related  to  the  food  industry. 

In  over  40  years  I  have  never  had  to  file  for  unemployment  benefits.  Also, 
God  has  blessed  me  with  good  health.  I  hope  to  have  a  good  retirement 
and  enjoy  my  grandkids.  It  was  great  to  work  at  a  Michigan  historic  site. 

Here  is-a  picture  of  the  salt  plant  and  the  historic  site  marker  about  salt  explora¬ 
tion  and  extraction  in  St.  Clair. 


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Secretary  -  Treasury 

Acknowledgement 

“ Love  our  club.  Looking  forward  to  another  great  year  of  collecting.  Especially  excited 
for  the  club  meeting  in  Portland,  only  2  hours  from  my  home.  Thank  you  for  your  hard 
work  to  make  our  club  what  it  is."  Dave  &  Sandi  Belcher 

Dave  &  Sandi  -  Can't  thank  you  enough  for  your  words  of  encouragement!  Certainly  1ASAC 
strives  to  meet  the  expectations  of  each  of  our  members  and  much  of  our  success  can  be 
credited  to  outstanding  members,  such  as  yourselves.  Can't  wait  to  meet  and  discuss  the 
silver  art  hobby  with  you  at  the  2013  annual  meeting! 

“ Keep  up  the  good  work.  Everybody  has  done  an  outstanding  job  on  the  Bugle  and  all  that 
goes  with  IASAC ."  F.  Lee  Foley 

Lee  -  It  is  great  to  hear  the  contribution  of  time  and  effort  by  the  Officers  and  the  Board  of 
Trustees  is  appreciated  and  acknowledged  by  IASAC  members.  It  s  always  pleasing  to 
receive  feedback  regarding  club  topics  and  it  actually  plays  an  important  role  in 
understanding  the  wants  versus  needs  of  membership,  not  to  mention  a  great  motivational 
tool  for  everyone  involved. 

"I'm  totally  honored,  excited  and  flattered  to  join  your  association  at  this  time.  My  only 
regret  is  not  finding  and  joining  sooner."  Everett  Bauer 

Everett  -  The  IASAC  is  privileged  to  include  you  as  an  active  member  at  this  time.  Please 
consider  submitting  any  suggestions  regarding  wav's  we  could  improve  or  expand  public 
recognition  of  the  IASAC.  I  am  sure  there  arc1  other  interested  parties  in  similar 
circumstances  who  would  appreciate  involvement,  but  are  unaware  of  our  existence. 


**DO  NOT  FORGET  to  mail  your  interpretation  of  an  artistic  design  for  the  2013 
.Annual  Club  Medal!  Keep  in  mind  the  design  may  relate  to  Portland  Oregon  or  a 
significant  historical  event.  Time  has  been  extended  to  March  1,  2013  coinciding 
with  the  deadline  for  the  writing  contest. 


The  Price  of  Silver  Contest  2013 

A  prize  will  be  given  to  the  club  member  who  comes  closest  to 
guessing  the  price  of  silver  at  the  close  of  business  on 

August  30,  2013 

One  Entry  per  Member 

Name _ Member  No. _ 

Price  of  Silver _ _ 

Closing  Date  for  Entries  is  August  15,  2013 

Mail  Entries  to: 

IASAC  Secretary-Treasurer 
PO  Box  75 

Tatamv.  PA  18085-0075 


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Max  Keiser  is  a  world  famous  TV  presenter 
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1  oz.  Silver  Bullet  Bullion  -  .45ACP 

The  1  oz.  Silver  Bullet  pays  homage  to  the  1904 
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“round”  designed  for  use  in  the  Colt  M1911,  the 
original  semi-automatic  service  pistol  of  the 
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Shipping  is  anticipated  to  commence  after 
February  4  and  shipped  in  the  order  received. 
Currently  available  for  the  price  of  S36.36.  A 
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TripleClicks  -  Silver  76  Pack 


TripleClicks  is  currently  offering  1  oz.  silver 
bullion  bars  and  75  TCredits  for  a  price  of  S72.46. 

A  deal  for  investors  and  TripleClicks  members. 
New  for  2013  a  silver  investment  bar  sporting  the 
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Your  one  FREE  25-word  classified  ad  is  always  available  in  a  next  issue  of 
The  Silver  Bugle,  redeemable  at  anytime  throughout  the  year. 


The  next  deadline  for  advertisements  is  March  10,  2013. 


Here  is  my  FREE  25-word  classified  ad 
Please  include  a  contact  number  and  email  address. 

Name -  L4SAC  # - 

Email _  Phone _ 


Send  all  advertisements  to  the  Editor 
PO  Box  28415  Seattle,  WA  98118-8415 


Membership  Renewal 

I  would  like  to  continue  supporting  the 

International  Association  of  Silver  Art  Collectors 

Enclosed  is  a  personal  check  or  money  order  made  payable  to  IASAC. 
If  I  request  a  new  membership  card,  please  utilize  the  enclosed  self- 
addressed,  stamped  envelope  included  for  convenience. 


Same 

IASAC  No. 

No.  Years 

x  St 5. 00  Dues  =  . 

Total 

Mail  Renewal  Payments  to: 
IASAC  Secretary-Treasurer 
PO  Box  75 

Tataniy,  PA  18085-0075 


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- 

The  Funny  Bone 

by  Randy  Rush 
Valentine  Humor 

1 .  What  did  the  valentine  card  say  to  the  stamp? 

“Stick  with  me  and  we’ll  go  places.” 

2.  What  did  the  chocolate  syrup  say  to  the  ice  cream? 

“I'm  sweet  on  you." 

3.  What  did  the  paper  clip  say  to  the  magnet? 

“I  find  you  very  attractive.” 

4.  What  did  the  light  bulb  say  to  the  other? 

“I  love  you  a  whole  watts.” 

5.  What  did  the  bat  say  to  his  girlfriend? 

“You’re  fun  to  hang  around  with.” 

Roses  are  red,  violets  are  blue,  sugar  is  sweet,  and  so  are  you.  But  the  roses  are 
wilting,  the  violets  are  dead,  the  sugar  bowl’s  empty  and  so  is  your  head. 

Car  Keys 

Several  days  ago  as  I  left  a  meeting  at  a  hotel;  I  desperately  gave  myself  a  personal 
TSA  pat  down.  I  was  looking  for  my  keys.  They  were  not  in  my  pockets.  A  quick 
search  in  the  meeting  room  revealed  nothing.  Suddenly  I  realized  1  must  have  left 
them  in  the  car.  Frantically,  I  headed  for  the  parking  lot. 

My  husband  has  scolded  me  many  times  for  leaving  the  keys  in  the  ignition.  My 
theory  is  the  ignition  is  the  best  place  not  to  lose  them.  His  theory  is  that  the  car 
will  be  stolen.  As  I  burst  through  the  door,  1  came  to  a  terrifying  conclusion.  Hiss 
theory  was  right.  The  parking  lot  was  empty. 

I  immediately  called  the  police.  I  gave  them  my  location,  confessed  that  I  had  left 
my  keys  in  the  car.  and  that  it  had  been  stolen.  Then  I  made  the  most  difficult 
call  of  all,  “Hi,  honey,”  I  stammered.  ( I  always  call  him”  honey”  in  the  times  like 
these)  “1  love  you”  “  I  left  my  keys  in  the  car  and  its  been  stolen.”  There  was  a 
period  of  silence.  I  thought  the  call  had  been  dropped,  but  then  I  heard  his  voice. 
“Are  you  kidded’  me”,  he  barked,  “I  dropped  you  off”!!!!!  Now  it  was  my  time  to 
be  silent.  Embarrassed,  I  said,  “Well,  come  and  get  me.”  He  retorted,  “  I  will,  as 
soon  as  I  convince  this  cop  I  didn’t  steal  your  car.” 

Yep  it’s  the  Golden  Years 


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Treasury7  Update 


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Previous  Balance 


Income 

Membership  /  Renewals 
Donations 


Expenses 

Writing  Contest  Award  Artwork  Design 
Club  Store  Merchandise 
Post  Office  Box  -  Secretary/Treasury 
Publishing  Membership  List  -  December  2012 

The  Silver  Bugle  -  December  2012  (Vol.  28.6) 


S 7,7*8.31 


Si, 060. 00 

$35-00 


Si, 095.00 


$200.00 

S160.00 

$26.00 

S1.300.93 


$1,686.93 


Nexx  Balance 


$7,126.38 


We  are  very  grateful  to  the  following  members  for  their  generous  donations 
Len  Kruithof,  Doug  Jennings,  John  Olival.  Linda  McAleer,  Joseph  Markulics, 

F.  Lee  Foley.  Don  Eubanks,  D.V.  Bryant.  Patti  Finnerand  Dave  Davenport 

**  Reminder  ** 

Membership  Dues  are  expected  no  later  than  January  31st  each  year. 

If  you  are  not  considered  an  active  member  after  January,  you  may  be  excluded 
from  contributing  to  current  or  future  club  activities,  contests,  purchasing  of  club 
medals  and  the  delivery'  of  newsletters  until  dues  are  submitted  and  processed. 

Welcome  -  Nexv  Members 


897 

David  P.  Longbine 

(Ebay) 

Texas 

898 

Jim  Headley 

(Steffen) 

Alabama 

899 

Don  Rhode 

Texas 

900 

Marvin  Forman 

(Garxin) 

New  York 

901 

Joseph  S.  Triscari 

(Triscari) 

Wisconsin 

902 

Shannon  R.  Allen  Jr. 

(Sprouse) 

Pennsylvania 

903 

Ex  erett  Lee  Bauer  Jr. 

(ANA) 

New  Jersey 

Mail  Inquires  /  Membership  Applications  to  the  following  address... 

LASAC  Secretary-Treasurer 
PO  Box  75 


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CLASSIFIED  ADS 

HAWAII  50th,  1  oz.,  .999  silver  ingot.  400  Mintage.  Very  few  remaining.  $41.50  postpaid. 

Len  kruithof,  68-1881  Pakanu  St.,  Waikoloa  HI  96738-5347.  Email:  lenk65@yaloo.com. 


WWM-108  Mt.  Hood,  Oregon,  75th  Anniversary  Coca  Cola  silver  ingot,  serial  #326. 
$1,000.  Larry  Cannon  #008,  2851  Florence  Dr.,  Gainesville  GA  30504.  Phone  770-536-4425. 


WANTED:  California  1976  Bicentennial  Medals  and  Tokens.  Call  Don  Barsi,  510-342-8355. 


CLOSING  OUT  U.S.  Bronze  Postal  Service  Medals  from  1971.  Postage  paid.  My  Loss, 
your  Gain.  40  pieces  for  only  $30.00.  Call  Randy  at  314-422-8971 .  4  deals  available. 


BUYING  ENAMELED  -  TM-40EN,  TM-42EN,  TM-49ENV,  TM-51EN,  TM-62EN,  TM- 
63EN,  TM-74EN,  SUN- MEN  thru  SUN-25EN,  IASAC-1EN.  Contact  Doug  ).  at  734-279- 
1728  or  doug_jennings@  hotmail.com.  Anything  else  enameled?  Contact  me  for  offer. 


Collector  Looking  to  Buy  Silver  Art  Bars!!  Let  me  know  what  you  have  along  with  price. 
Thanks!!  |ohn  Daino,  4  West  Bittermint  Street,  Islip  NY  1 1751. 


WRITE  or  EMAIL  for  my  bars/rounds  catalog  -  $2.00.  Huge  website  -  www.koinpro.com. 
Ken  Potter,  P.O.  Box  34.  Stockbridgc  MI  49285.  Phone:  313-268-3280.  Email: 
kpotter256@aol.com.  Serving  collectors  since  1973. 


FOR  SALE:  Birthday  Aloha  ingots.  Very  limited  edition  from  Silversword  Productions 
&  some  were  melted.  $45  each.  Please  add  $5  postage  &  insurance  to  your  order  &  make 
checks  payable  to  Nancy  Yee,  P.O.  Box  28415,  Seattle  WA  98118.  Mahalo! 


LOOKING  FOR  1976  GaspariUa,  The  Flasher  and  1994  LA  County  Fair.  Contact  Chris 
Geiner,  goldnugget86@aol.com 


I  STILL  HAVE  hundreds  of  artbars  and  rounds.  Tell  me  what  you’re  after!  List  lates  possi¬ 
bly.  Contact  Dave  Cutitta,  9190  Shepard  Rd.,  Batavia,  NY  14020  dcutitta@rochester.rr.com 


The  next  deadline  for  advertisemetns  is  March  10,2013. 

SEND  YOUR  DUES  to  Secretary-Treasurer  Joseph  Markulics  at  P.O.  Box  75,  Tatamy  PA 
18085-0075.  Membership  in  LASAC  is  $15/year  ($20  foreign)  and  you  receive  six  issues 
of  this  newsletter  along  with  one  FREE  25- word  classified  ad. 


Address  Corrections 

We  have  a  few  corrections  to  the  new  member  list: 

DOTY,  William 

Email:  williamdoty@centurylink.net 

v/VRLSEN,  James 

Phone  Number:  (805)  210  4924 

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International  Association  of  Silver  Art  Collectors 


The  International  Association  of  Silver  Art  Collectors  (LASAC),  established  in  1985,  is  dedicated  to 
the  silver  round  and  art  bar  hobbyist,  collector,  dealer  and  producer.  /Ml  persons  interested  in  this 
unique  hobby  are  invited  to  join.  The  club  regularly  publishes  its  newsletter,  ‘The  Silver  Bugle,"  pro¬ 
viding  some  of  the  most  interesting  reading  for  you,  the  member.  Not  only  do  you  receive  advanced 
notice  of  new  rounds  and  bars,  you  may  also  take  advantage  of  specials  offered  by  the  many  LASAC 
member- dealers.  We  also  produce  limited  edition  silver  bars  and  rounds  for  our  members,  and 
feature  special  contests  for  prizes.  Isn't  it  time  for  you  to  take  advantage  of  the  benefits  available  as  a 
member  of  LASAC? 

Yes,  I  would  like  to  join  the  largest  Silver  Art  Club  in  the  world.  Please  enroll  me  as  a  member  of 
IASAC. 


Please  Print 


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EMAIL: _ May  we  publish  your  email?  Yes  No 


Junior  members,  age  17  and  younger  are  also  welcomed,  with  permission  of  their  parent  or 
guardian.  Junior  members  do  not  have  voting  rights,  and  dues  are  hall  that  of  regular  members. 


Parent/Guardian  Signature., 


EZ]  Mail  to:  IASAC  Secretary-Treasurer,  P.O.  Box  75,  Tatamy  PA  18085-0075 


By  accepting  membership  in  IASAC I  agree  to  abide  by  the  Bylaws  of  the  club  and  to  act  with 
integrity  in  all  business  transactions. 

Dues  are  $20  for  the  first  year;  renewals  are  $  1 5/year.  International  rates  are  $30  for  the  first  year; 
renewals  sue  $20/year.  Junior  memberships/ renewals,  domestic  or  foreign,  are  half  the  posted  rates